User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- New Features
- Introduction
- Setting up Your System
- Audio Connections
- Project Window
- Project Handling
- Tracks
- Track Handling
- Adding Tracks via the Add Track Dialog
- Adding Tracks Using Track Presets
- Adding Tracks by Dragging Files from the MediaBay
- Exporting MIDI Tracks as Standard MIDI Files
- Removing Selected Tracks
- Removing Empty Tracks
- Moving Tracks in the Track List
- Renaming Tracks
- Automatically Assigning Colors to New Tracks/Channels
- Showing Track Pictures
- Setting the Track Height
- Selecting Tracks
- Deselecting Tracks
- Duplicating Tracks
- Disabling Tracks
- Organizing Tracks in Folder Tracks
- Handling Overlapping Audio
- Track Folding Menu
- Events Display on Folder Tracks
- Modifying Event Display on Folder Tracks
- Lanes, Takes, and Overlapping Events
- Defining the Track Time Base
- Track Versions
- Track Versions Pop-Up Menu
- Track Versions Section
- Creating New Track Versions
- Track Version IDs
- Active Track Version
- Duplicating Track Versions
- Deleting Track Versions
- Copying and Pasting Selection Ranges Between Track Versions
- Copying and Pasting Selected Events between Track Versions
- Track Version Names
- Renaming a Track Version
- Renaming Track Versions on Multiple Tracks
- Track Versions vs. Lanes
- Track Presets
- Audio Track Presets
- MIDI Track Presets
- Creating a Track Preset
- Loading Presets for Tracks
- Loading Presets for VST Instruments
- Instrument Track Presets
- VST Presets
- Extracting the Sound from an Instrument Track or VST Preset
- Multi-Track Presets
- Loading Multi-Track Presets
- Sampler Track Presets
- Creating a Sampler Track Preset
- Pattern Banks
- Loading Track or VST Presets
- Loading Inserts and EQ from Track Presets
- Track Quick Control Presets
- Parts and Events
- Events
- Parts
- Editing Techniques for Parts and Events
- Auditioning Audio Parts and Events
- Scrubbing
- Selecting with the Object Selection Tool
- Combine Selection Tools Mode
- Select Submenu
- Removing Events
- Event Movement Options
- Setting Spacers between Events
- Renaming Events
- Event Resize Options
- Splitting Events
- Using Cut Head and Cut Tail
- Gluing Events
- Pasting Events
- Duplicating Events
- Repeating Events
- Fill Loop
- Moving the Contents of Events
- Grouping Events
- Locking Events
- Inverting the Phase of Audio Events
- Muting Events
- Range Editing
- Playback and Transport
- On-Screen Keyboard
- Recording
- Importing Audio and MIDI Files
- Quantizing MIDI and Audio
- Fades, Crossfades, and Envelopes
- Arranger Track
- Transpose Functions
- Markers
- MixConsole
- MixConsole in Lower Zone
- MixConsole Window
- MixConsole Left Zone
- MixConsole Toolbar
- Fader Section
- Channel Racks
- Adding Track Pictures to MixConsole Channels
- Adding Notes to a MixConsole Channel
- Applying Channel Colors to Channel Controls
- Channel Latency Overview
- Channel Settings
- Keyboard Focus in the MixConsole
- Audio Effects
- Direct Offline Processing
- Time Stretch and Pitch Shift Algorithms
- Audio Functions
- Sample Editor
- Hitpoints
- Tempo Matching Audio
- Pitch Editing and Time Correction with VariAudio
- VariAudio and Offline Processes
- VariAudio Inspector Section
- Segments and Gaps
- Sample Editor Piano Keyboard Display
- Navigating and Zooming through Segments
- Auditioning
- Smart Controls
- Segment Editing
- Selecting a Musical Scale for VariAudio Segments
- Using the Chord Track Data as Musical Scale
- Pitch Changes
- Timing Modifications
- Showing MIDI Reference Tracks
- Formant Shifting
- Editing Volume
- Functions Menu
- Harmony Voices for Audio
- Audio Part Editor
- Extensions in Cubase
- Sampler Tracks
- Pool
- Pool Window
- Working with the Pool
- Renaming Clips or Regions in the Pool
- Duplicating Clips in the Pool
- Inserting Clips into a Project
- Deleting Clips from the Pool
- Locating Events and Clips
- Searching for Audio Files
- Missing Files
- Auditioning Clips in the Pool
- Opening Clips in the Sample Editor
- Importing Media
- Exporting Regions as Audio Files
- Changing the Pool Record Folder
- Organizing Clips and Folders
- Applying Processing to Clips in the Pool
- Minimizing Files
- Converting Files
- Extracting Audio from Video File
- MediaBay and Media Rack
- Media Rack in Right Zone
- MediaBay Window
- MediaBay Toolbar
- Setting up the MediaBay
- File Browser Section
- Results Section
- Previewer Section
- Filters Section
- Attribute Inspector
- Working with the MediaBay
- Working with Volume Databases
- MediaBay Settings
- Automation
- VST Instruments
- Adding VST Instruments
- VST Instrument Control Panel
- VST Instrument Selector
- Creating Instrument Tracks
- VSTi Rack in the Right Zone
- VST Instruments Window
- VST Instruments Window Toolbar
- VST Instrument Controls
- Presets for Instruments
- Playing Back VST Instruments
- Latency
- Import and Export Options
- Side-Chaining for VST Instruments
- Installing and Managing VST Plug-ins
- Track Quick Controls
- MIDI Remote
- Remote Controlling Cubase
- MIDI Realtime Parameters and MIDI Effects
- Using MIDI Devices
- MIDI Functions
- Transpose Setup Dialog
- Merging MIDI Events into a New Part
- Dissolve Part Dialog
- Repeating MIDI Events of Independent Track Loops
- Extending MIDI Notes
- Fixing MIDI Note Lengths
- Fixing MIDI Note Velocities
- Rendering Sustain Pedal Data to Note Lengths
- Deleting Overlaps
- Editing Velocity
- Deleting Double Notes
- Deleting Controller Data
- Deleting Continuous Controller Data
- Restricting Polyphonic Voices
- Thinning Out Controller Data
- Extracting MIDI Automation
- Reversing the Playback Order of MIDI Events
- Inverting the Order of Selected MIDI Events
- MIDI Editors
- Common MIDI Editor Functions
- Changing the Ruler Display Format
- Zooming in MIDI Editors
- Using Cut and Paste
- Handling Note Events
- Handling Several MIDI Parts
- Controller Display
- Controller Lane Setup Menu
- Controller Lane Context Menu
- Controller Selection and Functions Menu
- Create Controller Lane Menu
- Adding Controller Lanes
- Displaying a Different Controller Event Type
- Setting up Available Continuous Controllers
- Saving Controller Lane Presets
- Editing Velocity Events
- Pitchbend Controller Lanes
- Adding Poly Pressure Events
- Adding Continuous Controllers
- Continuous Controllers and MIDI Automation
- Line Tool Modes
- Controller Event Editor
- Auto Select Controllers
- Moving Events in the Controller Display
- Key Editor
- Key Editor Operations
- Matching Note Events to a Musical Scale
- Inserting Note Events with the Object Selection Tool
- Deleting Note Events
- Drawing Note Events with the Draw Tool
- Modifying Note Values while Inserting Notes
- Drawing Note Events with the Line Tool
- Moving and Transposing Note Events
- Resizing Note Events
- Using the Trim Tool
- Splitting Note Events
- Gluing Note Events
- Changing the Pitch of Chords
- Changing the Voicing of Chords
- Chord Editing Section
- Inserting Chords
- Applying Chord Events to Note Events
- Drum Map Handling
- Editing Note Events via MIDI Input
- Step Input
- Score Editor
- Score Editor Operations
- Drum Editor
- Drum Editor Operations
- Drum Maps
- List Editor
- List Editor Operations
- In-Place Editor
- Common MIDI Editor Functions
- Note Expression
- VST Note Expressions
- MIDI Controllers
- Note Expression Inspector Section
- Note Expression Tools
- Controller Mapping
- Recording
- Note Expression Event Editor
- Navigation in the Note Expression Event Editor
- Adding Note Expression Events
- Deleting Note Expression Events
- Pasting Note Expression Events to Different Notes
- Pasting Note Expression Events to Different Parameters
- Repeating Note Expression Events
- Moving Note Expression Events
- Adding Release Phases to Notes
- Trimming Note Expression Data
- Removing All Note Expression Data
- Note Expression MIDI Setup Dialog
- Chord Functions
- Chord Pads
- Project Input Transformer
- Logical Editor
- Editing Tempo and Time Signature
- Rendering Audio and MIDI
- Export Audio Mixdown
- Synchronization
- VST System Link
- Video
- Exchanging Files with Other Applications
- Key Commands
- Key Commands Dialog
- Assigning Key Commands
- Searching for Key Commands
- Removing Key Commands
- Setting up Macros
- Saving Key Commands Presets
- Loading Key Command Presets
- Resetting Key Commands
- Default Key Commands
- Add Track Category
- Audio Category
- Automation Category
- Chords Category
- Devices (Studio) Category
- Direct Offline Processing Category
- Edit Category
- Editors Category
- File Category
- Media Category
- MIDI Category
- MixConsole History Category
- Navigate Category
- Nudge Category
- Project Category
- Quantize Category
- Set Insert Length Category
- Tool Category
- Track Versions Category
- Transport Category
- Window Zones Category
- Workspaces Category
- Zoom Category
- Setting up Tool Modifier Keys
- Customizing
- Optimizing Audio Performance
- Preferences
- Index
Option Key command
MIDI Retrospective Record: Insert from All
MIDI Inputs
Shift - Num - - *
Nudge Cursor Left Ctrl/Cmd - Num -
Nudge Cursor Right Ctrl/Cmd - Num +
Panel (Transport panel) F2
Play Selection Range Alt/Opt - Space
Recall Cycle Marker 1 to 9 Shift - Num 1 to Num 9
Record Num *
Rewind Num -
Set Left Locator to Project Cursor Position Ctrl/Cmd - Num 1
Set Marker 1 Ctrl/Cmd - 1
Set Marker 2 Ctrl/Cmd - 2
Set Marker 3 to 9 Ctrl/Cmd - Num 3 to Num 9 or Ctrl/Cmd - 3
to 9
Set Right Locator to Project Cursor Position Ctrl/Cmd - Num 2
Start Enter
Start/Stop Space
Stop Num 0
To Marker 1 Shift - 1
To Marker 2 Shift - 2
To Marker 3 to 9 Num 3 to Num 9 or Shift - 3 to 9
Window Zones Category
Option
Key command
Show/Hide Left Zone Ctrl/Cmd - Alt/Opt - L ; Alt/Opt - I
Show/Hide Right Zone Ctrl/Cmd - Alt/Opt - R
Key Commands
Default Key Commands
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